Blood

Blood is a connective tissue that is composed to 2 main components: ___ and ___ ___

These type of blood cells have no nucleus and no cell organelles

Young/immature RBCs; stain slightly more bluish

___ means that there are RBCs of varying sizes on the blood smear

___ means that there are RBCs of varying shapes on the blood smear

Regular aggregates of RBCs resembling “stacking coins”

Normal finding in equine blood, but generally abnormal in cats and dogs

Irregular clumping of RBCs that must be distinguished from Rouleaux

5 types of leukocytes (WBCs)

Which WBCs belong in the polymorphonuclear category?

Which WBCs fall into the peripheral blood mononuclear leukocyte category?

What are the 2 types of cytoplasmic granules in all granulocytes?

This leukocyte has a segmented nucleus and it’s cytoplasm may contain secondary granules. Cytoplasm generally stains neutral to pink

This leukocyte has a bi-lobed nucleus and has a cytoplasm with eosinophilic granules that are large and stain bright orange-red

This leukocyte has a bi-lobed nucleus and a cytoplasm that contains basophilic granules that stain deep purple to blue

This leukocyte has a kidney-shaped nucleus and a foamy cytoplasm

These cells are small, have a discoid shape, and stain purple. They are the smallest cellular element among all blood cells

This leukocyte has a single, spherical, slightly indented nucleus. It is larger than a RBC and it’s nucleus is roughly the size of a normal RBC

What are the 2 types of lymphocytes